MS HB481 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The Consumer Arrest Record Equity (care) Act, Which Provides A Mechanism For A Person To Have His Or Her Arrest Record Sealed Under Certain Circumstances If A Conviction Did Not Occur As A Result Of The Arrest; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide That If A Person Has Been Arrested And The Arrest Did Not Result In A Conviction, Then A Person May Petition The Court To Have His Or Her Arrest And Related Records Sealed; To Provide That A Petition May Be Filed When An Arrest Is Made But No Charges Were Ever Filed Against The Person Who Was Arrested, Charges Were Filed But A Person Was Acquitted At A Jury Or Court Trial, Charges Were Filed But No Conviction Occurred Because The Charges Were Later Dismissed Or A Person Was Convicted Of A Crime But That Conviction Was Later Reversed Or Vacated On Appeal; To Provide The Eligibility Requirements For Filing A Petition; To Provide The Mechanism To File A Petition To Seal An Arrest; To Provide Certain Circumstances When An Arrest Must Be Disclosed; To Provide That Once The Court Grants A Petition To Have An Arrest Record Sealed, The Mississippi Justice Information Center Shall Take Certain Actions To Prevent The Disclosure Of The Arrest; To Provide That If A Person Who Is Arrested And Completes A Diversion Program, Then Such Person May Petition To Have His Or Her Arrest Record Sealed; To Provide That If A Person Is Diverted To A Drug Court Program Then Such Person May Petition The Court To Have His Or Her Arrest Record Sealed; To Amend Sections 9-23-23, 45-27-12, 45-27-21, 99-15-26, 99-15-59 And 99-15-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Consumer Arrest Record Equity (CARE) Act; create.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2019-01-15 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0481.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0481IN.htm |
